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LakerTom
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rest of NBA going to start fearing facing Lakers in playoffs.
- DJ2KB24
  1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  We are so up & down with Smart, Rui, Vandy, Ayton and all the rest on the Island.

Buba Touray
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DJ, you’re speaking for all of us with this one. It’s getting ridiculous. We’re paying for League Pass, we’re paying for cable or streaming, and somehow we’re still locked out of watching our own team. How does that make any sense in 2026? The NBA keeps slicing games across Peacock, Prime, NBA TV, and whatever else they can bundle, and the fans are the ones getting punished for it.

And the blackout logic is just broken. You’re 5–6 hours from Chicago and Memphis — that’s not a “local market,” that’s a road trip with snacks and a hotel. Yet somehow the league acts like you’re sitting courtside at the United Center. It’s insulting. We’re not asking for anything crazy. We’re literally paying for the product and still being told “no.”

Honestly, it feels like fans should be louder about this. We complain on social media, but the league clearly isn’t listening. If we’re paying full price for League Pass, we should get full access to the games. Period. No more blackout gymnastics, no more “this game is exclusive to this other service you don’t have.” It’s turning loyal fans into frustrated customers.

We love this team. We love this league. But the NBA is making it harder and harder to stay connected. At some point, fans deserve better than being nickel‑and‑dimed and still missing the games we care about most.

You’re right to be upset. We all are. And the league needs to hear it.
- DJ2KB24
  1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  TNX BB! : )
  - Buba Touray
    1 month, 2 weeks ago
    
    You are most welcome, DJ.
Michael H
1 month, 2 weeks ago

You think that’s bad DJ. Hawaii is 3,000 miles from LA and I can’t get the Lakers on league pass because Hawaii is considered an LA market. I have Spectrum to watch the games and that is way more than league pass.
- DJ2KB24
  1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Wow! That’s NUTZ!
- Buba Touray
  1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  The NBA needs to clean up all this nonsense. It’s getting ridiculous and honestly exhausting.

Buba Touray
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tom, you nailed it — if this ever happens, it has to come from LeBron himself. Nobody in that locker room, not JJ, not the front office, is going to walk up to the greatest player of his generation and say, “Hey, we need you to come off the bench.” That’s just not how you approach someone who has carried the league for two decades.

But here’s the thing: if anyone could redefine what “coming off the bench” means, it’s LeBron. He’s always been the guy who sees the game two steps ahead of everyone else. If he ever decided to take that role, it wouldn’t be a demotion — it would be a strategic weapon. Imagine him checking in against second units, controlling the pace, picking apart defenses, and saving his legs for closing time. That’s not sacrifice; that’s mastery.

And honestly, it would send a message to the entire league about leadership. When a superstar of his stature says, “I’ll do whatever helps us win,” it changes the whole culture. Younger guys buy in. Veterans lock in. The team identity sharpens overnight.

LeBron has always rewritten the rules — positionless basketball, point‑forward dominance, longevity at a level we’ve never seen. If he ever chose to rewrite the idea of what a sixth man could be, he’d elevate it the same way he’s elevated everything else.

It’s not about ego. It’s about legacy, impact, and giving this team its best chance to win. And if that moment ever comes, it’ll be because LeBron himself decides it’s the next evolution of his greatness.
- LakerTom
  1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Thanks, Buba. I don’t think it’s impossible that LeBron might volunteer to come off the bench. They could do this without reducing LeBron’s minutes or points.
  - Buba Touray
    1 month, 2 weeks ago
    
    You are absolutely right, Tom.

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